ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

What is it to be an artist’s artist?
Does it mean being cool and staying low-key?
Is a sloth an animal’s animal?

Having been an artist for over two decades, Bob Kil has reflected on the odd realities of the profession. The world of never-ending uncertainty, psychological strain, and even humiliation—alongside the great pleasure of having a life mission—is subtly woven together in her writing and ultimately in her performance.

Drawing on visual symbols and signifiers, Bob Kil (UK/DE) explores the essence of today’s reality, touching on both human affairs and what lies beyond. While spoken words convey these observations with a distinctive rhythm, repetitive movement anchors the piece, articulating her belief in an immaterial and autonomous existence.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bob Kil (b. 1975, South Korea) lives and works in Berlin and has shown at various institutions such as Times in New York (2026), Museo Tamayo in Mexico City (2024), Museum der Moderne Salzburg (2024), MUDAM in Luxembourg (2024), n.b.k. in Berlin (2024), Haus am Waldsee in Berlin (2023), Art Sonje in Seoul (2023), Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin (2022), Busan Biennale (2022), Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (2022). Kil is currently a Harvard Radcliffe fellow (2025 – 2026).

TOASTER PERFORMANCE BIENNALE

In April 2026, Toaster presents Denmark’s first international performance biennale, taking place across Den Frie and Husets Teater.

The biennale offers a current portrait of the performance field within both visual art and performing arts – and the many intersections between them – which are rapidly evolving nationally as well as internationally. The focus is state of the art: taking the temperature of the field right now.

Experience more than 20 performances, including 10 entirely new works created specifically for the biennial. The artists range from established performance practitioners to emerging talents – sometimes within the same work.

The programme encompasses works rooted in dance, text, costume, sound, light, music, and space. Performance is here and now – it is the time we live in, and the time we choose to spend together.